get hold of
idiom
variants
or chiefly US get a hold of
1
: to get possession of (something) : to succeed in getting (something)
Somehow she managed to get hold of the band's new album before it came out.
Where did you get hold of that idea?
2
: to find and talk to (someone) : to contact (someone)
I need to talk to my lawyer, but I haven't been able to get hold of him.
I've been trying to get a hold of my lawyer for days.
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One common method is when fraudsters get hold of your card information through data breaches at online stores or banks, which means your details get leaked without your knowledge.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
There were numerous chances for England to get hold of the match, especially when Jofra Archer reduced the Afghans to 37 for 3 in the first powerplay.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Prieto got hold of a pile of scouting images taken for the British director Tony Scott, who had worked on a movie about Pancho Villa.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The news comes from Mopar Insiders, which got hold of internal emails telling suppliers to stop working on truck components for the larger 229kWh battery version of the vehicle, as reported by Motor Trend.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
There were numerous chances for England to get hold of the match, especially when Jofra Archer reduced the Afghans to 37 for 3 in the first powerplay.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Prieto got hold of a pile of scouting images taken for the British director Tony Scott, who had worked on a movie about Pancho Villa.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The news comes from Mopar Insiders, which got hold of internal emails telling suppliers to stop working on truck components for the larger 229kWh battery version of the vehicle, as reported by Motor Trend.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Get hold of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20hold%20of. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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